People in Action

Present Tense Verbs

To tell what another person or thing does, use a verb that ends in -s.

Photograph of a man and a boy building something with wood

The carpenter builds a box.

He uses glue.

It holds the sides together.

His son helps.

Build Sentences

Say each sentence. Add the correct form of the action verb.

    Example

  • 1. He mops the floor.

  • 1. Photograph of a man mopping a floor

    He _____ the floor. (mop)

  • 2. Photograph of a woman watering a garden

    She _____ the plants. (water)

  • 3. Photograph of a woman with newspapers at a store

    She _____ newspapers. (sell)

  • 4. Photograph of a washing machine

    It _____ the clothes. (clean)

  • 5. Photograph of a man running

    He _____. (run)

  • 6. Photograph of a news reporter

    She _____ the news. (report)

Write Sentences Illustration of the pen icon

7.–10. Think of a worker. Act out what the worker does. Have your partner guess the worker. Work together to write 4 sentences about the job.

    Example

  • 7. The gardener pulls the weeds.